Ethan Frome Vocabulary 91-105

Question 1

noun—
fragrant ointment (of medical value) exuding from certain plants

Answer 1

balm

Question 2

noun—
1) shameless or imprudent boldness; barefaced audacity
2) an act or instance of this

Answer 2

effrontery

Question 3

noun—
1) complacent stupidity; foolishness
2) something foolish

Answer 3

fatuity

Question 4

noun—
1) lack of wisdom or care
2) lack of discretion or caution
3) disregard for one’s own interests

Answer 4

imprudence

Question 5

adjective (adverb)—
1) penetrating, cutting, biting
2) remarkably clear and direct, sharp, keen, acute

Answer 5

incisively

Question 6

adjective—
1) not harmful or injurious: an _____________ home remedy
2) not likely to irritate or offend : an ______________ remark
3) not interesting, stimulating, significant: an __________ hovel

Answer 6

innocuous

Question 7

adjective—
like a characteristic of a _______: awkward, clumsy, boorish, etc.

Answer 7

loutish

Question 8

noun—
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc: a man of noble ______

Answer 8

mien

Question 9

adjective—
1) full of complaints; complaining
2) characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish: constant _________ reminders of things to be done

Answer 9

querulous

Question 10

adjective—
1) distasteful, objectionable, or offensive
2)making opposition, averse
3) opposed or contrary, as in nature or character

Answer 10

repugnant

Question 11

adjective—
1) disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved
2) reluctant or restrained

Answer 11

reticent

Question 12

adjective—
1) animated, vivacious
2) witty; brilliantly clever

Answer 12

scintillating

Question 13

adjective—
1) characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a _____________ occupation
2) accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise

Answer 13

sedentary

Question 14

adjective—
1) having the power of perception by the senses; conscious; characterized by sensation and circumstances
noun—
a person or thing that is _________

Answer 14

sentient

Question 15

verb—
1) to overspend with or as with a liquid, color, etc.

Answer 15

suffuse